PS 3, District 2, Greenwich Village: a relic of the Sixties, but it survived
"Like almost all parents and teachers in urban school districts, we face constant struggles over mandates and regulations that create serious problems and minor headaches. One week recently, for instance, kids and teachers tried in vain to open classroom windows on Monday morning, only to learn they had been nailed closed over the weekendŃdespite the presence of window guards in our schoolŃbecause of an edict from the central board stemming from a student's injury in a Brooklyn school."
—Education Week. The difficulties in leading, assisting or attending a progressive school in a forward-thinking neighborhood stem largely from one-size-fits-all mandates from school district officials and the accompanying micromanagement.'
